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Tuesday, 28 May 2013

The Well of Ascension

*****

5 Stars/5

Kelsier’s crew of thieves, mistlings and talented people
have done the impossible and killed the Lord Ruler, but not without cost, as
the man who masterminded the job, Kelsier, died as well. Now it is up to the
rest of the crew including Kelsier’s pupil and former street urchin, Vin, and
the man she loves, Elend, to build and run this new world. A year has passed
and not all is as good as they thought it would be. Vin seems to be the only
one who can see that the mists are acting strangely and she even sees figures
in it since the Lord Ruler’s death. However, this is the least of their
problems as three armies are approaching Luthadel, one made up of the fearsome
beasts, the Koloss, all are hoping to seize the city and find the supposed
hidden atium. With the city under siege, the is only a glimmer of hope that
they will survive. Vin believes that finding the Well of ascension will solve
their problems, however, no one knows where it is or what power it holds.

The Well of Ascension is the second in the amazing
Mistborn series, which is full of politics, action and tension. Even though it
is even longer than the Final Empire this really helps the world building and
we get to really feel like we are in this world with the character we have
grown to love.

Vin is very conflicted in this book as she does not know
who she wants to be and what she wants to do, however, she is a young woman who
has had to grow up really fast so it is not annoying and come across as true to
life and adds growth to her character. I also like how we got to see more of
Elend in this book compared to the last and it is nice to see him grow into a
better king.

When you read this book make sure you have The Hero of
Ages as well as you will want to read it straight away to see what happens
next. I would recommend The Well of Ascension and the Mistborn series to people
who like classic epic fantasy books which are not too dark.